From drodriguez@illinois.edu Wed Oct 16 19:12:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!illinois!drodriguez From: drodriguez@illinois.edu (Dmitri Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Oct16.191208.3565@illinois.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 19:12:08 GMT Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Dmitri Rodríguez "We don't sign stars. We build them." Macintosh IIfx / Linux 1.2.13 From dgarcia@stanford.edu Wed Oct 16 21:39:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!stanford!dgarcia From: dgarcia@stanford.edu (Diego García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Oct16.213908.3242@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:39:08 GMT References: <1996Oct16.191208.3565@illinois.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996Oct16.191208.3565@illinois.edu>, drodriguez@illinois.edu (Dmitri Rodríguez) writes: > Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? > Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Diego García Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Stanford University Computer Systems Lab. ------------------------------------------------------------